JAKARTA - The United States Central Command (US CENTCOM) on Sunday said the US military had diverted 55 commercial vessels, disabled two ships, and boarded two others as part of strict enforcement of the blockade against Iran.
In a post on the X US CENTCOM social media platform, US sailors were on guard on the USS Ross (DDG 71) - one of more than 20 US warships deployed to the Middle East to support military missions, including enforcement of the blockade, quoted from Anadolu (10/8).
However, the command did not provide additional details about the ships or the situation surrounding the actions in its post.
Iran has been engaged in conflict with the US since February, when the US and Israel launched a joint attack on Tehran. Iran retaliated with drone strikes and missiles targeting Gulf countries where US assets are located.
The US and Iran agreed to a ceasefire in April and then signed a memorandum of understanding mediated by Pakistan in June, with the aim of ending the military conflict and reaching a lasting peace agreement.
However, the deal fell apart last month; both sides launched a nearly two-week-long offensive before US President Donald Trump abruptly halted the bombing amid reports of negotiations to resolve the conflict.
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